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        <a id="whois" name="whois"></a>Whois-5.4.3
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          Introduction to Whois
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          <span class="application">Whois</span> is a client-side application
          which queries the whois directory service for information
          pertaining to a particular domain name. This package will install
          two programs by default: <span class=
          "command"><strong>whois</strong></span> and <span class=
          "command"><strong>mkpasswd</strong></span>. The <span class=
          "command"><strong>mkpasswd</strong></span> command is also
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          Package Information
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                Download size: 100 KB
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                Estimated disk space required: 1.2 MB
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                Estimated build time: less than 0.1 SBU
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          Whois Dependencies
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          Optional
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          User Notes: <a class="ulink" href=
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          Installation of Whois
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          Build the application with:
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<kbd class="command">make</kbd>
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          You can install the <span class=
          "command"><strong>whois</strong></span> program, the <span class=
          "command"><strong>mkpasswd</strong></span> program, and the locale
          files independently. Control your choice of what is installed with
          the following commands issued as the <code class=
          "systemitem">root</code> user:
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            Note
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            Installing this version of <span class=
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            same command installed by <a class="xref" href=
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<kbd class="command">make prefix=/usr install-whois
make prefix=/usr install-mkpasswd
make prefix=/usr install-pos</kbd>
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          Contents
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              <strong class="segtitle">Installed Programs:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">whois and mkpasswd</span>
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              <strong class="segtitle">Installed Libraries:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">None</span>
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              <strong class="segtitle">Installed Directories:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">None</span>
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                  <p>
                    <a id="whois-prog" name="whois-prog"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>whois</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
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                  <p>
                    is a client-side application which queries the whois
                    directory service for information pertaining to a
                    particular domain name.
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                  <p>
                    <a id="mkpasswd-whois" name=
                    "mkpasswd-whois"></a><span class="term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>mkpasswd</strong></span></span>
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                    generates a new password, and optionally applies it to a
                    user.
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